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Table 3 Safety information before miglustat initiation and during NPC Registry follow up

From: Stable or improved neurological manifestations during miglustat therapy in patients from the international disease registry for Niemann-Pick disease type C: an observational cohort study

Safety information/event

Time period

Patients, N

Patients with events, n (%)**

Seizures

Pre-treatment: present

90

21 (23)

 

During follow-up: worsened*

39

13 (33)

 

During follow-up: new*

39

13 (33)

Thrombocytopenia

Pre-treatment: present

90

18 (20)

 

During follow-up: present*

80

43 (54)

Tremor

Pre-treatment: present

91

23 (25)

 

During follow-up: worsened*

91

6 (7)

 

During follow-up: new*

91

2 (2)

Neuropathy

Pre-treatment: present

90

4 (4)

 

During follow-up: worsened*

91

7 (8)

 

During follow-up: new*

91

1 (1)

Chronic diarrhea

Pre-treatment: present

91

2 (2)

 

During follow-up: present*

92

10 (11)

Other††

During follow-up: present*

92

4 (4)

  1. *Event occurred at least once during follow-up; **percentages calculated according to number of patients with available data; 38 mild thrombocytopenia (101–150 × 109/L) and 10 moderate thrombocytopenia (51–100 × 109/L); diarrhea lasting >3 months; ††other adverse events comprised: dental cavities, loss of consciousness and circulatory collapse, chronic diarrhea and new seizures (all n = 1)